G-button

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Balloon

  • Brands
    • Mic-key®
    • Mini®, Mini ONE balloon®
    • Nutriport™
  • Sizes
    • French (Fr): 12,14,16,18,20,24
    • Length: 0.8 –5.0 cm
  • Facts
    • Balloon is 5 mL on most buttons (4 mL for neonates or 12 Fr . buttons); over inflation can obstruct pylorus or cause gastric erosions
    • Use sterile /distilled water and preferably 6-10 mLslip tip syringe
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  • Anatomy

Non-balloon

  • Brands
    • BARD ® or Microvasive®,
    • Mini ONE ® non-balloon
    • Entristar®
  • Size
    • Varies, more limited than balloon-type
  • Facts
    • Has a silicone mushroom or basket-type tip inside to keep the G-button from coming out
    • Placed with an obturator1or special insertion device to stretch out the internal bolster
  • Picture
  • Anatomy
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